Word · Frequency #11515
renovate
翻新；整修；修复
To renew or repair something (such as a building or room) so that it looks new again.
- 1.
To renew; to revamp something to make it look new again.
翻新；改造以使其看起来更新。
- 2.
To restore to freshness or vigor.
恢复新鲜或活力。
使恢复活力；使重新焕发；翻新；改造以使其看起来更新。；恢复新鲜或活力。；更新；革新
In use
They renovate old houses every year to sell them at a higher price.
The kitchen was renovated last summer with new cabinets and countertops.
We are renovating our bathroom this month, so we are using the guest shower.
renovate + noun phrase
They renovated the old house.
他们翻新了老房子。
renovate + noun phrase + into + noun phrase
表示将某物翻新并改造成新用途。
They renovated the basement into a guest room.
他们把地下室改造成了客房。
be renovated (passive)
Connections
Collocations
- renovate a house
- 翻新房子
- They plan to renovate a house in the suburbs.他们计划翻新郊区的一栋房子。
- renovate an apartment
- 装修公寓
- She spent the summer renovating her apartment.她整个夏天都在装修她的公寓。
- completely renovate
- 彻底翻新
- The hotel was completely renovated last year.这家酒店去年彻底翻新了。
- renovate a building
- 整修大楼
- The old school building was renovated for community use.这栋旧校舍经过整修供社区使用。
- renovate a historic property
- 修复历史建筑
- They hired experts to renovate the historic property.他们聘请专家修复这栋历史建筑。
- renovate a kitchen
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：旧房重新装修(re-)，像新星(nova)闪耀——renovate 即'翻新'。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：home renovation、building restoration renovate 通常用于房屋、建筑等的翻新或整修，属于中性词，在口语和书面语中都可以使用；若指“使恢复活力”则多出现在书面或比喻性表达中，需依赖上下文理解。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接名词作宾语，如 renovate a house。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上动词都以 /eɪt/ 结尾，但重音位置不同，所以并不与 renovate 构成完美押韵；可把它们看作拼写相近的对照词。特别注意 renovation /ˌrenəˈveɪʃən/ 的读音由 /eɪt/ 变成 /eɪʃən/，与动词的发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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